Work in Progress: Vampire Skintone

[strangetomato]

Here's an update on my vampire skintone, with some of the changes I mentioned (darker lips, and smaller, more blended red eye area). I'd love to have your feedback on it.

 

 

 

 

 

The effect is a little odd on aliens, because it gives them defined pupil and iris areas. At one point I was messing around with a half alien and half sim eye (for Jill Smith) and it ended up looking exactly like this (minus the red). What do you think of this? It's less than ideal for me, but so are alien vampires with regular sim eyes, so perhaps it's a step up from that? The chances of me having a sim alien vampire is pretty slim, so it doesn't really matter to me, but I'm curious to know how everyone else feels about.

Also, Stella is wearing makeup, so some of the rosey hue of her lipstick is making her lips look warmer than it would be by default.

Comments

[abstract-pixels.livejournal.com]

I'm partial on the alien/vampire eyes... On one hand they accent that the sim changed their state and make them a bit scarier, but on the other the defined red circle looks strange on alien eyes (maybe some red flecks?). Too bad that EAxis made a whole body overlay for vamps :( .

I love the lip tint and the use of Phobia's eyes in general (I use her contacts for my vamps). I'd prefer a pale overlay than the blue to be honest :P . The blue makes me think of zombies... Maybe you should make a pale one as well :D ? Pretty please?

I am so looking forward to this (been searching for a good overlay for ages)!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It does look strange on the alien eyes, I agree. It really is too bad that this is the only way to do it. If I need an alien vamp, I'm going to use contacts, for sure.

I've been thinking about trying more of a pale overlay, but it would require extra work, since I'd have to alter the entre Maxis overlay (currently, this is just a face replacement — pretty simple). It is annoyingly close to the zombie skin, and it looks quite purple on S4 and turquoise on the aliens, as you can see above. Not really all that vampire-ish. :P

Thanks! I'm glad you'll be interested in using it. ^_^